Manufacture of boots and shoes



(RoModeL H. R. ADAMS. Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.

No. 234,161. Patented Nov. 9,1880.

434. III,

IUZ/EIZZZDZ" NJETERS. PHOTD-LATHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D Cv UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM R. ADAMS, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,161, dated November 9, 1880.

Application filed May 1, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM R. ADAMS, of the city and county of 'Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents the outside of the back and a portion of one side of the front of an ordinary boot-leg, showing my improvements applied thereto, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. Fig. 2 represents the inner side of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a section through a portion of the leg and counter of the boot, taken on line A B, Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by arrow 1., same figure; and Fig. 4 represents a section through a portion of one of the side seams of the boot-leg, showing my improved method of fastening the same, taken on line 0 D, Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by arrow 2 of said figure.

In order to more clearly illustrate my said invention, Figs. 3 and 4 are represented about double full size.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings E represents the back of the leg of an ordinary boot; F, a portion of the front of the boot-leg; G, the counter; H H, the straps, and I staples for securing said counter and straps to the boot-leg, and for securing the edges a and b together to form seam J, as well as to close all other similar seams of boots and shoes.

In uniting the edges on and b together the holes for the staples are punched, and said staples then inserted and bent so as to hold the parts together, as represented in Fig. 4, at one operation of a suitable device or machine provided for the purpose.

The counter and straps are also secured to the back of the leg E in the same manner.

The holes for the reception of the staples having been punched, as aforesaid, said staples are then fed to the openings and forced through. Their ends are then bent by a suitable device upon the machine and forced into the central hole in the leather, as represented in Fig. 4, thereby holding the edges a and b, with the welt 0 between the same, securely together, as before stated. Said central hole is punched only part way through the leather.

It is obvious that in some kinds of work it is not necessary to previously punch holes in the leather for the reception of the staples, as they may be forced through without such holes being first formed, as aforesaid.

The staples employed for uniting the edges and other portions of leather, as hereinbefore described, may be made of any form or material applicable to said method of uniting leather.

In practice I prefer to make the staples as shown in the drawingsthat is, with flat heads where used for securing flat surfaces and round heads for turned seams.

It will be seen that by my method of uniting leather the turned ends of the staples present a very good imitation of thread-stitches, as represented at I of the drawings.

Those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs will readily understand and appreciate the practical advantages derived from uniting leather, as hereinbefore shown and described.

Said invention is more particularly adapted to the manufacture of heavy boots and shoes, but may be used upon the finest grades, if desired.

Having described my improvements in boots and shoes,what I claim therein as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The method of uniting leather by first passing staples through previously-punched holes in the edges or parts to be united, and then turning in and inserting the projecting points of the staple in a line substantially parallel with and midway of the inserted sides, substantially as and for the purpose stated.

2. The method of uniting leather by first forcing staples through the edges or parts to be united, and then turning and forcing in the projecting points of the staples in a line substantially parallel with and midway of the inserted sides, substantially as shown and described.

HIRA M It. ADAMS.

Witnesses L. L. POLLARD, OHAs. N. HAIR. 

